Bernardo José de Souza Analyzes Ayoung Kim's 'Porosity Valley 2' for Videobrasil's Commented Archive
Bernardo José de Souza, a curator, shares insights on Ayoung Kim's artwork 'Porosity Valley 2: Trickster's Plot' in the Commented Archive Videobrasil. Ayoung Kim, a South Korean artist who showcased her work at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015, has also participated in exhibitions at the Melbourne Festival and Palais de Tokyo. This piece is featured in a solo exhibition on Videobrasil Online, following 'Anthropocene: Korea x Brazil 2019-2021.' Collaborating with Juhyun Cho from Seoul's Ilmin Museum, the exhibition includes Kim's videos and installations that delve into contemporary Korean history and global capitalism. 'Porosity Valley 2' presents Petra Genetrix, examining themes of refugee and digital migrations, borders, coexistence, and the nuances of biopolitical control and territorial vulnerability.
Key facts
- Bernardo José de Souza comments on Ayoung Kim's 'Porosity Valley 2: Trickster's Plot' for Acervo Comentado Videobrasil.
- Ayoung Kim represented South Korea at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015.
- Kim's work is featured in a solo online exhibition on Videobrasil Online.
- The exhibition is organized with Juhyun Cho, chief curator of Seoul's Ilmin Museum of Art.
- Kim's practice addresses modern Korean history, oil politics, imperialism, and capital movement through video, performance, and installation.
- 'Porosity Valley 2' creates a fictional figure, Petra Genetrix, an agglomerate of migrants, minerals, and data.
- The work questions the 'forms of existing' and 'forms of representing' for Yemeni refugees in South Korea.
- Acervo Comentado Videobrasil is a partnership between arte!brasileiros and Associação Cultural Videobrasil.
Entities
Artists
- Bernardo José de Souza
- Ayoung Kim
- Abdoulaye Konaté
- Ayrson Heráclito
Institutions
- Videobrasil Online
- Associação Cultural Videobrasil
- 56th Venice Biennale
- Festival de Melbourne
- Palais de Tokyo
- Ilmin Museum of Art
- arte!brasileiros
Locations
- South Korea
- Venice
- Italy
- Melbourne
- Australia
- Paris
- France
- Seoul